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Today, in our nation and around the
globe, there is an overall loss of leadership based on truth and justice
which of course was based on inductive and deductive reasoning again
based on reproducible procedures and plans absent a placebo or false basis, or
the relief which comes with belief over facts. This loss of
science as a guiding hand has developed the laissez-faire
attitude among leaders which filtered down to the
folks. This attitude states it is ok to be ripped off as long as an
insurance company is not paying for it. This causes those
some to believe in Witch
Craft, Voodoo, atheism, or be taken by promises of hope but left in the
despair of quackery then often mandated into laws to
govern accreditation bodies, force insurance to cover cares which offer
nothing in the way of reproducible benefits, but laissez-faire doctrine
and the elimination of caveat emptor or buyer be ware; its OK today to buy a pig
in a poke.
Even elected leaders in the
Democrat party today are entrenched in laissez-faire and caveat
emptor doctrines. Lets
look at free trade. Historically let me take you back in time to
old England and how it is exactly what Democrats offer today. The so-called Manchester
school of economics, especially Richard Cobden and John Bright,
popularized the doctrines of free trade and laissez-faire, which, after
initially being considered radical doctrines, had
become the accepted
theory of classical economics. Cobden and Bright, both successful
businessmen, brought laissez-faire into the arena of politics: they
secured the repeal of the laws, regulations restricting the export
and import of grain, particularly in England. As early as 1361 export
was forbidden in order to keep English grain cheap. The result was mercantilist import duties that raised the
price of food needed by the industrial workers
resulting in an opposition to the
minimal provisions of the factory acts that Parliament had passed in
order to regulate such abuses as long hours,
the abuse of woman laborers
and child labor.
Well, look at the cost of milk, the
cost of bread and as it turns out all of our common staples. Meat
and fresh vegetables are outrageous where just seven years ago, were
simply normal and never a burden to the growing families of America.
Yet today, a democrat supporter blind to and in denial of the fact
that all this occurred under both republican and now again democrat leadership and of course they
would only consider a democrat, or recycled ideas rather than new ideas! And what is
worse, today's democrat would have been considered in my day, an
outlandish far left wing which existed but no one considered realistic,
acceptable, reasonable or practical. Today's democrats are
laissez-fair to the n'th degree in free trade, socialistic, trying war
combatants in civilian courts after our Supreme Court ruled otherwise, caveat emptor to the n'th degree which of course
eliminated the statutory laws for consumer
protection. What consumer protection?
Thus, in America today labor unions are growing extinct like the
dinosaurs, as our laborers are laid off due to laissez-faire
politics. Job growth is only in old
tired out areas of low pay, while new innovation, by our own companies
occur abroad where ever cheap labor can be found. Further, our
industry leaders strive to import cheap labor rather than improve our
own living standards through the charade that our education is inferior
to those that study the very books written in our nation but translated
into Chinese, Indian dialects and so forth.
Yes, today's radical
Democrat party members have griped our people so that we have become a nation
of followers, who need entitlements rather than a nation of individual leadership found on
every corner as was the case in the golden era. I remember back in
the mid 1990's after twelve years of writing or assisting the writing of labeling laws, a powerful Senator who happened to be a
republican, the party I was in at that time, worked to eliminate all the
protections of the sixty year history of FDA by removing their policing
power and Caveat emptor, by allowing claims that cereals cured cancer, that foods were
more powerful than science, as if man had not eaten them since his birth
on our planet, and that any claim should be allowed, rather than
scientific method. And thus many of the old gaurd
simply retired. This unique Senator is still considered a powerhouse
today, yet all that he and his friends, mostly democrat did was to weaken our nation to
such an extent, that there are no controls for your safety. You
are not protected when your back is turned, when your guard is down,
when you shop in the stores for safe products; in the areas once
considered sacred, consumer protection. Yes I retired from
consumer protection and now am on my dream journey to learn medicine
from the best and again share life with those in need of care.
Today in our nation, so many years
later, free trade and the lack of consumer protection has devastated our economy as the protection of our
American based industries, and citizens has become second fiddle to the
protection of foreign trade-laissez-faire. During the last seven years all
nations other than ours have benefited. But to make things worse
the Democrats promised change and in 2010 we have zero change, and have
taken these same attitudes to new heights copying socialist nations in
Europe. Thus, massive housing
failures and losses, the largest trade and national debts in history, a
change from 3 trillion in surplus to 12 trillion in debt, the notion
that our children must die rather than other countries developing their
own armies to police their own nations, a loss of common sense from our
leadership, has filtered down to the public with a loss of common sense
as a shared reality of our times. Our leaders are easy dupes, for the
real power brokers.
Well, there is no superman to save
the day, and you will continue to pay higher gas prices, suffer a loss
of economic leadership to other nations, for the simple notion, which
all of quackery was based on, that it is better to elect or vote for
your party rather than your country, to vote for your pocket book
rather than consumer protection, to simply think of yourselves rather
than your nation or the general health and welfare of the people.
The tide is turning while our children die in Iraq due to Iranian
terrorism, and while the president of Iraq is in the pocket of Iran.
It is time for leadership who will use politics to solve political
problems rather than beat the drum of war so you will think you are
fighting, but actually, draining away all of our national assets and
resources so the friends of the oil rich nations, will be able to pay
off those in power in our nation, and lose that security which was built
over the centuries. Yes higher and higher gas prices based on the
reality of limited oil on our globe and absent new technology to replace
oil as well as quack products which will only
take your money but leave you without necessary medicine is the reality
of today. Why some folks cannot even pay the high gas prices to
get to work!
Soon you will find care by Abrams
like devices and rubbing plates (Which was on 60 minutes in 2009 as a
cure for cancer; but the fellow then died; inconsistent yet predictable
if you studied the Black Box case!), with zero care chicanery coming to your
neighborhood again.
Yet, there is a new breeze coming to
this land of ours, perhaps storms, tornadoes and hurricanes, but in the
end, G-d will endure, and a new cycle of caring for one's brother and
sister will again out weight the pinnacle of greed, and we will turn
this grand land, a plot of soil between sea, and shinning sea, from
Mexico to Canada, to Hawaii and Alaska, we will endure, we will win the
day, together, all colors, creeds, races, and religions, will join hands
in our forefathers experiment with a good life, liberty and the pursuit
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PART ONE OF A THREE PART CASE.
"THE
BLACK BOX OF MEDICINE"
Some say that the age of chivalry is
past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never
past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."
Charles
Kingsley,
Vol., II,
Ch 28: "A
good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin
The history of Classics in Medical Devices
requires study of the
"Black Box".
A device you could place a piece of hair, or someone's clothing
in, rotate a focal lens over, and rub or later by
early electronics connecting the box to a sound device
(e.g., sounded like the sci-fi noise in "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
and others...),
you
could determine disease!
ABRAMS-LIKE DEVICES ARE TOFTNESS-LIKE DEVICES AND
RUBBING PLATES.
Scientific America
in 1923 exposed Dr. Albert Abrams for his radionics quackery devices.
Scientific America magazine in conjunction with the American Medical
Association spent over $30,000 on a ten month long research project.
This 1923 project resulted in the discovery and exposure of Dr. Abrams
fraudulent Radionics devices. When Abrams died he left his fortune to
The Electronic Medical Foundation. You will learn the viral
contamination theory of medical men. From profession to profession,
men put the Green Poultice over the health of the people.
Beginning in
1924, the Electronic Medical Foundation promoted and distributed
15 different fake health machines of the Abrams vintage. The Depoloray, Depolatron, Oscillioclast, and Electropad were just four of
the 15. Dr. Abrams original device is known in our era as the infamous
Black Box. It essentially had a small well where the medical physician
was to place a personal item of the patient such as a picture of the
patient, a piece of clothing worn by the patient, hair and even human
tissues. Then a small rubbing plate slid over the well. The physician
then rubbed the plate to hear the squeak. In his era
not only did the number of the squeaks add up to a type of disease it
was also the sound of the squeak. Later Abrams added a dial to
increase or decrease frequencies allegedly to simulate the frequency of
the patients tissues which produced their own
frequency noise! The actual sound was
amazing. To this editor the noises produced sounded like those
that accompanied early sci-fi movies to give one the willies!
Claims were
made for the device ranging from a method of confirming static
palpation, to determining if aberrant frequencies were noted. If the
frequencies could not be matched then the physician allegedly could
change the dial to match the radio frequencies to the correct
vibrations. These devices were in vogue from the 1920's through the
early 1960's with numerous copy- cat imitators from various professions.
For example in
the chiropractic profession a Dr. I.N. Toftness, was an early follower
of Dr. Abrams and brought this Abrams method or scheme to the
Chiropractic profession depending on how permissive relative to quackery
one is. He presented the same theory of disease, theory of detection
for diseases, better method of palpation and of course detection of
vertebral subluxations as well as a theoretical treatment. It is a form
of practice he employed for some forty odd years or so.
In those days
anyone with a nebulous idea could pass on some form of hucksterism.
Realize that if one cannot relate to some cure claim or diagnostic
device by one who is looked up to like their doctor they tend to believe
it.
In 1936 I.N.
Toftness D.C. began developing his own personal version of Abrams Quack
Machines for the Chiropractic profession. He started with a Toftness-
like Rubbing plate also known as an Abrams-like article of device. It
was very crude in comparison to Abrams more advanced medicine show. He
called it the Toftness Radiation Detector. It was similar to a drumhead
or plate, which was rubbed producing Abrams infamous squeaking sound. In
those days anyone with a way out idea could pass on some form of
treatment no matter how bizzare to common sense.
In fact as you will see, even
today in 2003, deluded practitioners are
developing Abrams-like rubbing plates gizmos and
devices.
Over the years
this plate changed costumes by updating materials and fashions to always
look impressive. However because of the lack of acceptance by the
rubbing plate within organized chiropractic, I.N. attempted to develop
other materials which would amplify the sound he produced by the rubbing
of his fingers on the surface plate of his articles of device. He evens
later developed electrical rubbing plates, which demonstrated friction
on anyone's fingers that would rub them to demonstrate what he alleged
he could feel.
He originally
used the rubbing plates as a biofeedback concept that would enhance his
palpation skills by rubbing the plate with one hand while palpating a
patient's spine with the other. Even at the end of his seminar series in
the 1980's he stated he could put his T.R.D. over the floor and rub it
with his left hand while he rubbed the spine with his right hand
claiming the energy transferred through his body from his right
palpating hand to his left rubbing hand and elicited a squeak from the
Toftness detector surface.
Of
course insurance
carriers both Workers
Compensation, Group Health, Managed Care,
Medicaid and Medicare paid for
these types of claims as Manual Medicine even though it never occurred.
As he rubbed the plate he would count the number of friction squeaks.
The higher the number the worse your illness. This magic trick of course
is now revealed to the third party payer and billions were lost over the
years to these types of devices.
However after
being a disciple of Abrams, Toftness also believed that he could feel a
heat arising from the spine while rubbing over the spinous process, and
gluteal area and about the skull without any article of device. He
believed he had developed this sixth sense of feeling by his practice
with his left hand over the rubbing plate while palpating with his right
hand. He also believed he could at times feel this heat right through
patients clothing by simply holding his hand over a patient. However
because his colleagues could not reproduce the "feeling" of heat he
believed he detected with his new sixth sense, he proceeded to develop a
radionics like device of course with a rubbing plate which would amplify
the heat he believed he was feeling. Thus he believed the rubbing plate
could be used to feel a heat arising from the body when subluxation or
disease was present and proceeded on with the concept that he had to
developed a medical device which would allow others to feel what he
could. Remember he believed he had developed a six sense which others
did not have. But with training and utilization of a rubbing plate to
practice on and then after practice one would advance to a Toftness-like
medical device, which would enable others to "feel" the heat.
In 1958 the FDA
attained a permanent injunction against the interstate shipment of
Abrams radionic devices. These devices all had rubbing plates. In 1961
the FDA filed criminal contempt charges against the Electronic Medical
Foundation. Upon completion of the elimination of these types of frauds
from the much larger Medical Profession, the focus then was shifted to
the much smaller copy cat (e.g., md invented and
promoted the concept) Chiropractic Profession.
In the early 1960's
five condemnation decrees were made. The device at that time was called
a TRMD or Toftness Research Model Device. Five charges were filed on
08-16-62, 08-27-62, 09-21-62, 10-08-63 and 07-13-67. Subsequently these
devices at Milwaukee, Boyceville, Eau Claire, Ladysmith, Marshfield, and
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, were shipped to those cities from the
Toftness Chiropractic Clinic, Cumberland, Wisconsin, subsequent to their
shipment to the clinic by the Electronic Instrument Co., Tiffin, Ohio;
the devices at Cumberland, Wisconsin, were shipped to the clinic by L.A.
Nyberg, D.C., Wilomar, Minnesota, and Jennings I Wilson, Minneapolis,
Minnesota;
the devices at Cambedge, Minnesota, and at Davenport, Des
Moines, Indianola, and Keosauqua were shipped from the Toftness
Chiropractic Clinic, Cumberland Wisconsin, and the device at Columbia
Heights, Minnesota, was shipped by an unknown shipper following its
manufacture by the Toftness Chiropractic Clinic, Cumberland, Wisconsin;
and the labeling of the devices lacked adequate directions for use for
the purpose for which they were intended, mainly, for the diagnosis of
disease in man, since they were worthless for such purpose; 502(f)(1).
Subsequently
the Toftness Post-Graduate School of Chiropractors and the Foundation
for the advancement of Chiropractic Research, both of Cumberland, Wis,
filed a joint claim and answer. Interrogatories were served by the
Government and the claimants subsequently answered, depositions were
taken, and in the course of the proceedings the actions against the
devices in the W. Dist. Wis, Dist. of Minnesota. and S. Dist. of Iowa
were transferred and consolidated for trial with the action in the E.
Dist. of Wisconsin. On 06-28-71, the claimants having consented to the
entry of a decree without admitting or denying the allegations of the
libels, the court entered a decree of condemnation and authorized the
release of the devices to the claimants for salvage of the parts from
the devices under the supervision of the Food and Drug Administration.
Thus 5 seizure
actions at Milwaukee. E. Dist. Wisconsin; Boycelville, Cumberland, Eau
Claire, Ladysmith, Marsh field, Wisconsin Rapids, W. Dist. Wisconsin;
Cambridge and Columbia Heights; Dist. Minnesota; and Davenport, Des
Moines, Indianola and Kecfsauqua, S. Dist. Iowa occurred.
Again
in 1972, the Toftness Radiation Detector device surfaced after our
government had attempted to speak to its citizens in a gentle manner. At
Reno, Dist. Nev charges were filed 10-03-1972 when the device was
shipped by Dr. Harold Holmby, Reno, Nev., from Cumberland, Wis, the
labeling of the article lacked adequate directions for use for its
intended purposes, since adequate directions cannot be written for use
by laymen for such purposes, and the article was not exempted as a
prescription device, since adequate information for use by licensed
practitioners could not be furnished; 502(f)(1). A default decree
authorized delivery to FDA for exhibit and testing purposes. (F.D.C. No.
58296; S. No. 74-819 F; NJ No.62).
In
the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon due to the high level
of consumer complaints, an action was filed as the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, plaintiffs, V. An article of device consisting of one device,
more or less, labeled in part; (end of cylinder) "Toftness Post-Graduate
School of Chiropractic, Inc., 1425 Second Avenue, Cumberland, Wisconsin
54829.
This was in
1975 by United States Marshal Everett R. Langford, and United States
Attorney for the District of Oregon: Sidney I. Lezak and Craig J. Casey,
Assistant United States Attorney.
As simple as
can be put, this case was filed only because to quote "CAUTION; FEDERAL
LAW RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A CHLROPRACTOR."
and also including as accompanying labeling the following items or
written, printed, and graphic matter relating to the article: (one
2-page manual) "Toftness Radiation Detector Instructions for use...(one
5-page patent) "United States Patent 3,626,930..." Defendant, Civil No.
75-309.
PUBLIC NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN ...the above described article was taken into the
possession of the United States Marshal for the District of Oregon,
pursuant to a warrant issued by the Clerk of the United states District
Court for the District of Oregon in the entitled suit for condemnation
and forfeiture, brought under the provisions of 21.U.S.C 301 et seq.,
wherein it is sought to have the above entitled article condemned and
forfeitured for the following reasons: That the aforesaid article was
misbranded when introduced into, while in, and while held for sale after
shipment in interstate commerce, within the meaning as said Act, 21
U.S.C. 352 (f) (l) in that its labeling fails to bear adequate
directions for use for the purposes for which it is intended, since
adequate directions cannot be written for use by laymen of the article
for such purposes; and the article is not exempt from the requirements
of 21 U.S.C. 352 (f) (1) under regulations 21 CFG 1.106 (d) since
adequate information for use of the article cannot be furnished under
which practitioners can use the article safely and for the aforesaid
purposes. All persons claiming any fight, title, or interest in and to
the above... 1975, to show cause, if any there be, why the same should
not be decreed against and forfeited to the United States... The charges
were ethically made because of "Inadequate directions for use" the
product was seized in Salem, Oregon. on 04-28-1975 and also Cornelius,
Oregon., 04-25-1975. Both devices were shipped from Toftness
Post-Graduate School of Chiropractic, Inc. Cumberland, Wisconsin. (M,S)...end
of "PART 1
©.
 "little
guy"
"The
die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon.
Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish with
My country was
my unalterable determination.
"John Adams"
THE END OF THE BLACK BOX MEDICAL FRAUD PART II by Dr.
Scott David Neff BA BS MSOM MPS-BT DC DABCO DE IME FACFE CFE!
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